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Mr. Pattie
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will list the number of primary and secondary school teachers unemployed in December 1973, December 1977, and December 1978.
Mr. Oakes
The number of people in England and Wales who were registered with the Department of Employment as unemployed and seeking teaching posts in primary or secondary schools were:
December 1973 | December 1977 | December 1978 | |
Primary | 681 | 4,606 | 4,308 |
Secondary | 993 | 5,584 | 5,164 |
Total | 1,674 | 10,190 | 9,472 |